Electronic device with automatic notification function for personal emergency and method thereof

Abstract

An electronic device having an automatic notification function for a personal emergency is provided. The electronic device includes a positioning unit, a storage unit, a sensor unit, a processing unit, and a communications unit. The positioning unit provides location information of the electronic device using longitude and latitude. The storage unit stores an emergency message, communication information, and the location information of the electronic device. The sensor unit senses whether an acceleration according to certain predetermined falling parameters is experienced by the electronic device. The processing unit acquires the location information of the electronic device and the emergency message from the storage unit, and edits the emergency message with the acquired location information to generate a notification when the falling parameters of the electronic device occur. The communications unit delivers the notification according the communication information.

1 . An electronic device having an automatic notification function for a personal emergency, comprising:
 a positioning unit for providing location information of the electronic device using longitude and latitude;   a storage unit for storing an emergency message, communication information, and the location information of the electronic device;   a sensor unit for sensing whether an acceleration according to certain predetermined falling parameters is experienced by the electronic device;   a processing unit for acquiring the location information of the electronic device and the emergency message from the storage unit, and editing the emergency message with the acquired location information to generate a notification when the falling parameters of the electronic device occur; and   a communications unit for delivering the notification to a rescuer device according the communication information.   
     
     
         2 . The electronic device as described in  claim 1 , wherein the acceleration is a gravitational acceleration. 
     
     
         3 . The electronic device as described in  claim 1 , wherein the sensor unit is a three axis acceleration sensor. 
     
     
         4 . The electronic device as described in  claim 1 , wherein the sensor unit is a two axis acceleration sensor. 
     
     
         5 . The electronic device as described in  claim 1 , further comprising a control key which is used for generating a control instruction in response to an user input, wherein the processing unit acquires the location information of the electronic device and the emergency message from the storage unit, edits the emergency message with the acquired location information of the device to generate the notification, and controls the communications unit to deliver the notification to the rescuer device in response to the control instruction from the control key. 
     
     
         6 . The electronic device as described in  claim 1 , wherein the positioning unit is a global positioning system or an assisted global positioning system. 
     
     
         7 . The electronic device as described in  claim 1 , wherein the positioning unit is a combination of a global positioning system and an assisted global positioning system. 
     
     
         8 . The electronic device as described in  claim 1 , wherein the communications unit delivers the notification to the rescuer device by using a peer-to-peer technology. 
     
     
         9 . The electronic device as described in  claim 1 , wherein the sensor unit is further for detecting whether a variation of the acceleration of the electronic device is regular during a predetermined period after the falling parameters of the electronic device instantly occurs according to certain predetermined falling parameters experienced; the processing unit edits the emergency message with the acquired the location information of the electronic device to generate the notification, and controls the communications unit to deliver the notification to the rescuer device when an irregular variation of the acceleration has occurred during a predetermined period. 
     
     
         10 . The electronic device as described in  claim 1 , further comprising:
 an input unit used for editing the emergency message.   
     
     
         11 . An electronic device having an automatic notification function for a personal emergency, comprising:
 a positioning unit for providing location information of the electronic device using longitude and latitude;   a storage unit for storing an emergency message, communication information, and the location information of the electronic device;   a control key for generating a control instruction in response to an user input;   a processing unit for acquiring the location information of the electronic device and the emergency message from the storage unit, editing the emergency message with the acquired location information of the device to generate the notification; and   a communications unit for delivering the notification according the communication information in response to the control instruction.   
     
     
         12 . A method having an automatic notification function for a personal emergency implemented by an electronic device, wherein the electronic device comprises a positioning unit and a storage unit, the positioning unit is for providing location information of the electronic device using longitude and latitude, and the storage unit is for storing an emergency message, communication information, and the location information of the electronic device, the method comprising:
 sensing whether an acceleration according to certain predetermined falling parameters is experienced by the electronic device;   acquiring the location information of the electronic device and the emergency message from the storage unit, and editing the emergency message with the acquired location information to generate a notification when the falling parameters of the electronic device occur; and   delivering the notification according the communication information.   
     
     
         13 . A method having an automatic notification function for a personal emergency implemented by an electronic device, wherein the electronic device comprises a positioning unit and a storage unit, the positioning unit is for providing location information of the electronic device using longitude and latitude, and the storage unit is for storing an emergency message, communication information, and the location information of the electronic device, the method comprising:
 generating a control instruction in response to an user input;   acquiring the location information of the electronic device and the emergency message from the storage unit, editing the emergency message with the acquired location information of the electronic device to generate the notification; and   delivering the notification according the communication information in response to the control instruction.